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For the blue-collar worker, the driving force behind change was factory automation using programmable machine tools. For the office worker, it's office automation using computer technology: enterprise-resource-planning systems, groupware, intranets, extranets, expert systems, the Web, and e-commerce. ↗

— Tom Peters

#behind #blue-collar #change #computer #driving

The workplace revolution that transformed the lives of blue-collar workers in the 1970s and 1980s is finally reaching the offices and cubicles of the white-collar workers. ↗

— Tom Peters

#finally #lives #offices #reaching #revolution

People often ask, why aren't you reading about what it is you're working on right now? And the truth is, you only get three pages a night before your eyelids close. ↗

— David Petraeus

#ask #before #close #get #night

The energy of the crowd is insane. Twenty thousand people. It's the biggest jolt of adrenaline. It's very hard to explain. You know the old story about the woman lifting the car off her kid? It's in that realm. You can actually hurt yourself and not know it. ↗

— Tom Petty

#actually #adrenaline #biggest #car #crowd

My life off the court has changed. I'm feeling good inside, so I guess it shows on the outside too. ↗

— Mary Pierce

#court #feeling #feeling good #good #guess

When I was in first grade, everyone made fun of my name, of course. I think it's kind of a big name to hold up when you're nine years old. It seemed goofy. I used to tell people I wanted to change the world and they used to think, 'This kid's really weird'. ↗

— River Phoenix

#change #change the world #course #everyone #first

In the history of America, we've never had an energy plan. We don't even realize the resources we have available to us. ↗

— T. Boone Pickens

#available #energy #energy plan #even #had

Our legislation addresses broadcasts over the public airwaves, but I hope the cable and satellite industries see the importance of this issue and voluntarily create a family tier of programming and offer culturally responsible products. ↗

— Charles W. Pickering

#broadcasts #cable #create #culturally #family

I'm a different person off the court than I am on the court, where I'm very competitive, a perfectionist, and I can be hard on myself sometimes. Off the court, nothing really bothers me. I'm easy-going. ↗

— Mary Pierce

#bothers #competitive #court #different #different person

I think I had about a month off when I broke my rib in Australia, which was magnificent. ↗

— Kevin Pietersen

#australia #broke #had #i #i think